Both Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church and Spring Hill Baptist Church in Nutbush were family churches of Tina Turner. This article is about the community in Haywood County, Tennessee. Taken every 10 years since 1790, census records provide a snapshot of the nation's population. A collection of plantation records is: An index to records at the FamilySearch Library containing the names of African Americans is: A list of slaves that were impressed to work on the railroads is in: Slaves were gradually emancipated by Tennessee law beginning in 1865. Benton, Bledsoe, and Campbell Counties), Reel 1241 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Written in 1922, this book can be viewed as treating slavery without a degree of compassion and understanding, but it is valuable for its information about the slavery system and laws in Tennessee. Early schools were subscription schools, and public schools were not available until 1897. This page has been accessed 858 times. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the cotton economy returned, although tenant farmers and sharecroppers now worked the fields. Nutbush is best known as the childhood home of singer Tina Turner, then known as Anna Mae Bullock. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. All Rights Reserved. Brownsville received telegraph service in 1848; Bell Telephone opened an office in 1895. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit personal names. In The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy, ed. In 2002, a segment of Tennessee State Route 19 near Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in her honor. Claiborne, Cocke, and Campbell Counties), Reel 0519 - 1840 Tennessee - Bedford, Cannon, and Coffee The production of staple crops benefited from the early appearance of railroads in the county. Greene, Cocke, Jefferson, and Grainger Counties), Reel 0181 - 1830 Tennessee - Shelby, Smith, Sumner, Stewart, Brownsville's population rose from 400 in 1832 to 10,748 in 2000. The Mansion was built in 1853 near Nashville's first horseracing track for Dr. James and Mary Ann Hoggatt, who owned sixty slaves. Humphreys, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Warren, Wayne, White, and Today, these crops remain important, together with soybeans. Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility is run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Nutbush. County), Reel 1275 - 1860 Tennessee - Sullivan and Sumner Counties), Reel 1276 - 1860 Tennessee - Tipton Henderson, and Henry Counties) -, Reel 0523 - 1840 Tennessee - Fentress, Franklin, and Giles Some enumerators did, however, list the given names of enslaved peopleparticularly those over one hundred years of agewhich are generally found in the "name of slave owners" column. Its county seat and largest city is Brownsville. The first jail was built in 1825; in 1872 it was replaced with a brick and iron jail. for the State of Tennessee for the month ending June 30th 1868, Report of Transportation issued by Bvt. [3][4][5] This is also the home town of blues pioneer musicians and recording artists Hambone Willie Newbern and Sleepy John Estes. Whites maintained the political exclusion, sometimes with violence. Slaves are sometimes mentioned in deeds, wills, tax records, or court order books. Researchers seeking information about slave owners may find slave schedules useful because of the specific information they provide about slave owners holdings. Named for Judge John Haywood, Haywood County was part of Madison County when the Tennessee General Assembly created it in 1823-24. Marion, Monroe, Anderson, Washington, Bledsoe, Sullivan, and Haywood County has grown from a population of 265 families in 1826 to a population that reached 19,797 in 2000. Please note that this collection contains sensitive information about enslaved people. Jackson and Jefferson Counties), Reel 1259 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Johnson and Knox Counties), Reel 1260 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Montgomery, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Overton, Perry, Rutherford, Categories: Tennessee, Slavery | Haywood County, Tennessee. 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Hardeman Counties), Reel 0882 - 1850 Tennessee - Hardin Welcome to Haywood County, Tennessee, home to the towns of Brownsville and Stanton. After the abolition of slavery, freedmen worked at sharecropping as the primary means of income. 403 7th Avenue North Later, part of Haywood County was taken to create Lauderdale and Crockett Counties. Blount and Bradley Counties), Reel 1242 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Cannon and Carter Counties), Reel 1243 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Giles County), Reel 1252 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Explore the rich history of Haywood County, one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee with a majority African-American population. Counties), Reel 0520 - 1840 Tennessee - Dickson, De Kalb, and Davidson Welcome to the Haywood County TNGenWeb site! Please contact the Haywood County Coordinator, Jane Patterson. In 1829 a horse-propelled grist mill began operation, and by 1874 the county had a cotton mill. Robertson and Sevier Counties), Reel 1271 - 1860 Tennessee - Coordinates: 3535N 8917W / 35.58N 89.29W / 35.58; -89.29, United States presidential election results for Haywood County, Tennessee, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:32, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Register of Historic Places listings in Haywood County, Tennessee, Jessie P. Guzzman & W. Hardin Hughes, Lynching-Crime,, "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. "African-Americans Impressed for Service on the Nashville and North Western Railroad, October 1863. [17], In 2009, under the leadership of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith, a 3,836-acre (1,552ha) tract in southwestern Haywood County near Stanton was designated for a state-supported industrial "megasite," intended for a large-scale industrial or business development such as an automobile assembly plant. The federal manuscript census for 1860 estimated his total wealth at just under $800,000. and Davidson Counties, Reel 0876 - 1850 Tennessee - Decatur, [1] For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. Haywood County grows more cotton that any other county in Tennessee and produced 189,000 bales in 2003 on 103,000 acres (420km2). and Washington Counties), Reel 0899 - 1850 Tennessee - Wayne and Weakley Counties), Reel 0900 - 1850 Tennessee - White Rutherford, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Shelby, Smith, Steward, Shelby County, home to Memphis, will study possible reparations for descendants of enslaved people. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. The following information is provided for citations. 8. [6] It was later recovered. Other FamilySearch collections not included: More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. Before the Civil War, this was accomplished by a plantation system based on the use of enslaved African-American workers. As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 19,797 people, 7,558 households, and 5,419 families living in the county. Decatur, De Kalb, and Dickson Counties), Reel 1248 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - A county executive and county court governs the county. Not all black residents of Tennessee were slaves before the Civil War. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Next, from Federal censuses of 1800, 1810, and 1820 we see that in 1800 slaves made up about 7.5%, while in both 1810 and 1820 slaves represented about 9.2%, of the population. [10][12], After the American Civil War, the Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1866 by Hardin Smith and other freedmen of the community, aided by some members of the white Woodlawn Baptist Church. and Overton Counties), Reel 1268 - 1860 Tennessee - Perry, Polk, and Rhea Counties), Reel 1269 - 1860 Tennessee - Putnam and Roane Counties), Reel 1270 - 1860 Tennessee - [3] Haywood County was later reduced in size, when both Lauderdale and Crockett counties were created from its territory. Free digitized copy. [21] He died on June 5, 1977, in Brownsville. Fentress and Franklin Counties), Reel 1250 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Reel 1283 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, McMinn, McNairy, and Macon Counties) Reel 1284 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Polk, and Putnam Counties) Counties), Reel 1284 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - and Greene Counties), Reel 0881 - 1850 Tennessee - Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, and In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Haywood County, Tennessee, Slavery]] . During and after the Civil War, more than 50 Civil War soldiers, both Confederate and Union, were buried in the Trinity Cemetery associated with the church. Welcome to the Haywood County TNGenWeb site! and Williamson Counties), Reel 1280 - 1860 Tennessee - Wilson Clover Bottom is currently the home of Tennessee Historical Commission. See: Slave Records By County, American Slavery: Underground Railroad Under antebellum state law, most black congregations had to be ministered by white pastors. On June 20, 1940, Elbert Williams, an African American, was killed in Brownsville for "attempting to qualify to vote" and "an interest in Negro affairs. Nutbush is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/james-bond/. Haywood County was founded in 1823. Counties), Reel 0878 - 1850 Tennessee - Franklin and Gibson Counties), Reel 0879 - 1850 Tennessee - Giles Johnson, Knox, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, and Lincoln He also was an early supporter and stockholder in the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, the completion of which in the 1850s connected Haywood County by rail to Memphis, the most important internal cotton market in the entire South. Haywood County, Tennessee, Slave Owners (0, 18, 5), Haywood County, Tennessee, Slaves (0, 46, 3). Obion Counties), Reel 0892 - 1850 Tennessee - Overton, Perry, and Polk Counties), Reel 0893 - 1850 Tennessee - Rhea and Roane Counties), Reel 0894 - 1850 Tennessee - and Bradley Counties), Reel 0872 - 1850 Tennessee - Campbell and Cannon Counties), Reel 0873 - 1850 Tennessee - Carroll and Carter Counties), Reel 0874 - 1850 Tennessee - Claiborne and Cooke Counties), Reel 0875 - 1850 Tennessee - Coffee Sankofagen: Tennessee plantations and slave labor sites. Records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, Tennessee hiring practices, census records, white family records, church and cemetery records, military records, vital records, and numerous Tennessee court records. An excellent source is the Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (visit the African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records page to learn more). [18] On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Ford and SK Innovation would construct a complex at the megasite called "Blue Oval City" to manufacture electric vehicles and batteries. Some enumerators did, however, list the given names of enslaved peopleparticularly those over one hundred years of agewhich are generally found in the "name of slave owners" column. Modern machines such as the cotton picker have superseded manual cultivation; many farm workers left the area for cities during the Great Migration of the early 20th century. The racial makeup of the county was 51.05% Black or African American, 46.73% White, 0.12% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.38% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Phone: (423) 266-8658, Tennessee State Library and Archives Clover Bottom. [18] She was raised in Nutbush, Knoxville, and Ripley by her maternal grandmother and extended family in the area. Indexed data and browse are available for the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland . It may be purchased for a small fee through his website, which includes a scaled-down image of the map: For pensions of African Americans who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, see: Garrett-Nelson, LaBrenda. [19] At age 16, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri. Stewart, and Sumner Counties), Reel 0125 - 1820 Tennessee - Robertson, Smith, and Williamson In September 2009, Tennessee's State Building Commission authorized spending of $40million for purchase of the land. National Civil Rights Museum Brownsville residents have enjoyed a variety of services throughout the history of the community. Youtube and Sullivan Counties), Reel 1286 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. In addition to investing heavily in land and slaves, Bond participated in a variety of other economic endeavors. There were 8,086 housing units at an average density of 15 per squaremile (6/km2). During the first decade of settlement, Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians established congregations. The state legislature designated Brownsville as the county seat, and in 1823 Thomas M. Johnson sold the county fifty acres of land for the county seat for one dollar and a town lot. For example, he owned or invested as a silent partner in a variety of mercantile establishments in the county seat of Brownsville. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young; Headings - United States -- Tennessee Bond and two brothers moved from Bertie County, North Carolina, to the Forked Deer region of West Tennessee and rapidly acquired large landholdings in Haywood County. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.40 males. Research consists of consulting the same record types as for non-African Americans. James Bond, one of the wealthiest slaveholding planters in Tennessee, if not in the entire South, came to the state during the late 1820s or early 1830s. By 2017, grains, oilseeds, drybeans, drypeas and tobacco drew the most income, but Haywood country still grew the most cotton in the state. The goal of this site is to provide you with FREE genealogical resources for your family history research. At best, they provide supporting evidence for a hypothesis derived from other sources. In 1909, $7,500 from Andrew Carnegie's library program built a free public library, which was replaced in 1992 with the Elma Ross Library. By the eve of the Civil War, Bond had amassed property holdings in Haywood County alone of more than seventeen thousand acres and approximately 220 slaves. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. In addition, there are some types of records specific to African-American research, such as emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, and the other types of records. 1867 Black Voters Registration List - 1867-1872 . Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in cesus states or territories in 1850. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They developed this area for cotton and were dependent on the use of slave labor.[10]. 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